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Wellington's Advance​/​A Ei D'ir 'Deryn Du​?​/​Nyth y Gog​/​The Tarbolton

from Birken Tree by IONA

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(Blackbird Will You Go?/The Cuckoo's Nest)

We decided to do some Celtic hopscotch on this medley. We start with a slow Irish jig, and follow with a macaronic song, i.e. sung partly in Welsh, partly in English--a gimmick popular in the nineteenth century, then a Welsh hornpipe, back to the song, and finish with a rollicking reel, claimed by both the Scottish and the Irish. Quite the whirlwind tour.

lyrics

A ei di'r 'deryn du
To my dearest love?
O cais fy ngha-ngen gu,
For I'm so deep in love.

Ni welaf yn yn man
Such a damsel in my sight
Â'r ferch mor lân o liw--
She is a beauty bright.

Mae'i gwallt yn felyn aur,
Just like a ring of gold,
A'i phryd fel eira gwyn--
The truth it must be told.

credits

from Birken Tree, released December 18, 2000
Barbara Ryan: vocals, bouzoukis, guitar, bodhrán;
Bernard Argent: flute, doumbek, D whistle;
Bob Mitchell: shuttle pipes;
Nick Smiley: acoustic bass guitar, mandolin

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IONA Washington, D.C.

IONA has been taking its unique brand of traditional Celtic music to festivals, arts centers, schools & house concerts all over North America and Europe since 1986, blending music from the various Celtic traditions with stories and a little humor - Barbara Ryan (vocals, bouzouki, bodhran), Bernard Argent (flute, doumbek), Chuck Lawhorn (bass), Jim Queen (fiddle, banjo) & Kathleen Larrick (dance). ... more

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